Cannot endorse, but may be of interest for free domain name
http://www.getfreedomain.name/
http://freewebhosting.uk.to/completely-free-domain/get-free-co-cc-domain-name.html
.tk is mentioned.
Looks like I will go with namecheap.com myself also.
S.
I just went to my co.cc site and unavailable!
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/11/15/2215256/free-registrar-cocc-goes-the-way-of-the-dodo
Probably as a result of this previous -->
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/06/google-cocc_n_891696.html
Does not look like it will becoming back...
